Real Estate Training Needs Analysis

Chapter 3 - Introduction

This chapter provides a comprehensive list of other related real estate training courses that real estate professionals will find useful. As in Chapter II, the courses were gathered with the assistance of Federal agencies, state departments of transportation, and major real estate associations across the country. Their cooperation enabled the production of this extensive list of training courses throughout 2001 and beyond.

The courses are organized according to the subject areas listed below:

Acquisition

Appraisal/Valuation

Communications/Negotiations

Environmental

Land Transactions: Titles and Settlements

Litigation/Legal

Plats/Plans/Maps

Real Estate Engineering/Utilities

Recreation

Relocation

Within each subject area the courses are listed according to the sponsoring organization. Please note that Distance Learning courses are flagged with a (D) in the table of contents.

All course descriptions use the following format to make this an easy resource to navigate:

Course Title

Course Number

Sponsoring Organization

Course Description

Target Audience

Course Length

Course Fee

Contact Information

Keywords

This format is designed to help the real estate professional obtain the training he/she needs. Contact the course sponsor for additional information, updates or request. Although agencies should update their material in their website and catalogues, they are invited to provide their updates as well to Clyde Johnson with the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Real Estate Services at (404) 562-3584 or e-mail at clyde.johnson@fhwa.dot.gov